nano spaceships

The simulation of a tiny spacecraft being pushed by laser beams from Earth to achieve a speed of about 20% of the speed of light and allow a relatively quick arrival to the nearby star Alpha Centauri. Source: Breakthrough Starshot.

How to fly to the star Alpha Centauri at almost the speed of light

  • One response
A starshot nano spacecraft of which thousands of copies will fly to Alpha Centauri and arrive within 20 years

Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg are aiming for the stars

  • 30 תגובות
Science website logo
SEARCH